Active NPI 1477537611 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Elias J Arous , MD

Surgery - Vascular Surgery • Worcester, MA

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Elias Arous, MD is a certified Surgery - Vascular Surgery practicing in Worcester, MA. With approximately 51 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1975, Dr. Arous delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 55 LAKE AVE N.

Dr. Arous maintains professional affiliations with Saint Vincent Physician Services Inc, Vascular Care Group Llc and does not directly accept Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries, ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

55 Lake Ave N
Department Of Vascular Surgery

Worcester, MA 016550002

Telephone 5083346691

Fax 5088568329

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Umass Memorial Medical Center Facility NPI 1679574933

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1975

Medicare Assignment

Not Specified

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery - Vascular Surgery in Worcester, MA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

51 Yrs +32.1 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 18.9 Yrs

State Avg: 27.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

21 Specialists

Practicing in Worcester, MA (169 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

33.3% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

81.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Arous (51 Years) 51 Yrs

Worcester Specialty Average (18.9 Years) 18.9 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	88	66	$414.45	$85.98
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	70	65	$425.10	$63.33
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	57	54	$614.75	$115.69
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	55	46	$583.97	$121.30
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	44	43	$980.05	$184.48
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	42	42	$758.57	$159.55
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	41	37	$743.35	$117.50
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	21	21	$928.35	$163.89
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$507.11	$106.65
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	15	12	$757.70	$116.90
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	12	11	$607.85	$103.11

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	190	159	$422.69	$86.99
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	135	100	$597.29	$121.33
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	102	93	$439.62	$66.95
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	84	84	$776.21	$158.06
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	76	72	$1024.55	$189.73
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	68	62	$640.00	$117.18
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	50	46	$766.35	$120.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	43	43	$523.58	$106.25
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	35	30	$787.97	$129.14
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	30	29	$962.65	$175.36
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	23	22	$992.18	$185.29
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	14	14	$1308.24	$244.50
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	13	13	$1029.90	$154.57

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	196	137	$340.01	$89.88
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	120	87	$468.91	$125.73
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	79	71	$345.78	$71.16
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	76	76	$611.87	$165.92
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	59	58	$843.84	$197.49
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	49	42	$520.57	$124.65
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	49	44	$545.65	$129.96
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	34	34	$404.59	$112.12
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	26	26	$761.85	$181.96
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	25	25	$882.92	$196.42
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	22	16	$612.75	$129.91
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	18	18	$705.96	$162.72
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	11	11	$4239.44	$1097.27

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	97	95	$116.00	$22.69
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	95	94	$157.00	$40.40
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	93	68	$275.00	$131.81
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	82	77	$462.02	$72.34
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	80	75	$78.00	$13.20
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	77	74	$676.61	$165.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	65	53	$225.00	$95.24
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	63	62	$362.86	$62.75
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	57	51	$930.89	$134.69
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	47	43	$238.89	$70.59
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	46	46	$175.00	$35.04
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$368.00	$176.46
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	39	38	$468.64	$98.64
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	37	33	$105.00	$24.34
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	34	33	$683.59	$183.08
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	28	$356.31	$99.15
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	29	28	$139.00	$22.60
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	22	22	$168.00	$40.41
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$356.14	$87.34
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$523.80	$138.24
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	19	19	$239.00	$13.02
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	18	18	$75.00	$13.99
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	17	17	$657.41	$118.78
93931 Ultrasound of one arm arteries or artery grafts	16	15	$372.44	$131.41
75625 Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta	14	14	$270.00	$68.25
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	14	14	$682.36	$145.67
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	12	12	$398.00	$58.92
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	12	12	$3875.50	$1169.34
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	11	11	$1200.00	$277.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	220	217	$157.00	$42.36
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	174	157	$78.00	$13.46
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	158	152	$116.00	$23.61
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	144	113	$316.00	$83.71
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	98	95	$175.00	$36.72
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	78	78	$204.50	$41.73
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	73	73	$489.00	$137.46
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	72	71	$489.69	$112.06
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	66	60	$105.00	$25.78
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	60	56	$168.00	$41.90
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	51	50	$205.43	$43.59
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	50	48	$326.96	$54.62
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	35	34	$214.00	$52.80
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	31	31	$139.00	$23.55
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	29	27	$724.76	$165.70
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	27	26	$398.00	$61.11
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	19	18	$5573.00	$1221.46
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	18	17	$154.00	$41.52
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	16	16	$403.00	$145.85
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	14	14	$508.00	$100.90
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	14	13	$239.00	$13.16
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	13	13	$75.00	$15.42
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$349.00	$80.34
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	13	13	$662.54	$131.50
93985 Complete ultrasound of artery and vein blood flow pre-op assessment on both sides of body for hemodialysis access	13	13	$182.00	$41.24
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	13	13	$810.69	$153.62
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	12	12	$197.00	$26.16
93990 Ultrasound of dialysis access	11	11	$142.00	$26.40
76706 Ultrasound scan of abdominal aorta	11	11	$130.00	$29.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	228	217	$157.00	$42.28
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	193	171	$78.00	$13.35
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	178	141	$314.76	$82.09
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	169	162	$116.00	$23.73
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	109	109	$488.08	$135.14
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	107	101	$116.00	$23.73
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	94	77	$105.00	$25.56
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	88	87	$175.00	$36.32
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	82	82	$157.00	$42.00
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	49	47	$168.00	$41.51
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	47	41	$78.00	$13.35
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	44	44	$175.00	$36.31
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	34	33	$212.68	$52.62
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	31	31	$398.00	$60.77
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	30	27	$139.00	$22.90
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	20	20	$168.00	$41.48
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	19	19	$5573.00	$1217.79
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	17	12	$105.00	$25.57
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	13	$401.71	$143.23
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$348.50	$79.83
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	14	14	$2705.00	$715.87
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	14	14	$139.00	$23.35
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	13	13	$398.00	$60.84
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	13	13	$197.00	$25.95
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	12	11	$154.00	$41.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	251	238	$157.00	$41.81
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	178	150	$78.00	$13.15
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	169	157	$116.00	$23.45
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	168	138	$296.00	$81.11
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	92	89	$175.00	$35.90
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	89	89	$116.00	$23.46
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	76	62	$105.00	$25.28
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	65	65	$479.00	$134.28
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	65	65	$157.00	$41.84
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	58	56	$168.00	$41.44
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	57	53	$139.00	$23.09
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	56	50	$199.00	$52.51
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	38	37	$175.00	$35.87
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	28	28	$78.00	$15.39
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	27	27	$398.00	$60.41
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	24	22	$5805.21	$1214.94
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	23	23	$239.00	$13.19
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	22	22	$605.00	$175.35
75625 Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta	21	21	$270.00	$58.17
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	18	18	$75.00	$15.00
93925 Ultrasound of leg arteries or artery grafts	17	13	$154.00	$41.49
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	17	17	$398.00	$60.58
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	16	15	$385.00	$141.88
36246 Insertion of tube into abdominal, pelvic, or leg artery, initial second order branch	15	15	$5628.80	$253.61
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	15	15	$197.00	$26.05
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	12	12	$420.00	$115.14
93931 Ultrasound of one arm arteries or artery grafts	12	11	$86.00	$25.68
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	12	12	$766.00	$145.58
93976 Ultrasound limited scan of abdominal, pelvic, and/or scrotal arterial inflow and venous outflow	12	12	$264.00	$41.37
75710 Radiological supervision and interpretation of imaging of artery of one arm or leg	11	11	$271.00	$89.64
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	11	11	$168.00	$41.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	250	244	$157.00	$40.92
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	210	201	$116.00	$22.71
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	186	164	$78.00	$12.92
93880 Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow	123	120	$533.05	$122.59
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	114	114	$474.26	$131.58
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	106	102	$175.00	$35.66
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	99	84	$296.00	$80.39
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	99	83	$105.00	$24.78
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	83	77	$200.17	$52.15
93971 Ultrasound scan of veins of one arm or leg or limited including assessment of compression and functional maneuvers	76	73	$217.49	$43.37
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	53	53	$139.00	$22.69
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	36	36	$168.00	$40.59
76706 Ultrasound scan of abdominal aorta	35	35	$403.69	$90.57
93922 Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	31	30	$235.77	$40.31
93978 Complete ultrasound of aorta, vena cava, groin vessels or bypass grafts	26	25	$573.00	$128.77
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	24	24	$398.00	$59.52
93979 Ultrasound scan of blood flow of aorta, vena cava, bypass graphs, or one side of the groin or limited scan	21	20	$197.00	$25.43
35301 Removal of blood clot and portion of artery of neck	18	17	$5573.00	$1164.85
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	18	18	$175.00	$35.63
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$337.63	$78.35
93926 Ultrasound of one leg arteries or artery grafts	14	13	$398.07	$81.52
93975 Complete ultrasound of abdomen and pelvis artery and vein blood flow	13	13	$478.31	$77.62
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	13	13	$384.46	$139.71
93931 Ultrasound of one arm arteries or artery grafts	12	12	$86.00	$25.12
93923 Complete ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries	11	11	$139.00	$23.00
75625 Radiological supervision and interpretation X-ray of abdominal aorta	11	11	$270.00	$56.93

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2021-06-15

Surgery - Vascular Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0129X

State License MA 43803

A surgeon with expertise in the management of surgical disorders of the blood vessels, excluding the intracranial vessels or the heart.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

110039637B (MA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Vascular Care Group Llc

21 Eastern Ave, Worcester, MA 016053094

Phone: 5085560223

Saint Vincent Physician Services Inc

123 Summer St, Worcester, MA 016081216

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active March 15, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 15, 2016

Registered at 55 LAKE AVE N, DEPARTMENT OF VASCULAR SURGERY, WORCESTER, MA 016550002 (Tel: 5083346691)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 15, 2016

Registered at PO BOX 415348, BOSTON, MA 022410001 (Tel: 8002258885)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 15, 2016

Recorded as ELIAS AROUS, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 15, 2016

Surgery (License #43803 in MA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration December 01, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1477537611

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: December 01, 2005

Last Update: June 15, 2021

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Po Box 415348

Boston, MA 022410001

Phone: 8002258885

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